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Our Great Purpose : Adam Smith on Living a Better Life /

Invaluable wisdom on living a good life from the founder of capitalism. Adam Smith is best known today as the founder of modern economics, but he was also an uncommonly brilliant philosopher who was especially interested in the perennial question of how to live a good life. Our Great Purpose is a sh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hanley, Ryan Patrick, 1974- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • On self-interest
  • On caring for others
  • On acting for others
  • On imagination
  • On bettering our condition
  • On miseries and disorders
  • On the healthy mind
  • On tranquility and pleasure
  • On worshipping wealth
  • On friendship
  • On pleasure
  • On hatred and anger
  • On being loved
  • On loving
  • On flourishing
  • On being lovely
  • On seeing ourselves
  • On dignity
  • On equality
  • On choice
  • On self and others
  • On perfection
  • On wisdom and virtue
  • On humility and beneficence
  • On praise and praiseworthiness
  • On Socrates
  • On Jesus
  • On Hume
  • On God.